Paper milk-receptacle.



W. B. NORTON.

PAPER MILK RECEPTACLE.

PPLICATION FILED SEPT.20. l9l6 Patented July 9, 1918.

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PAPER MILK-EECEPTACLE.

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Specification of Letters Eatent. Patented July H 1918 Application filed. Septemlier 20, 1916. i Serial No. 121,129.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, VILLIAM B; NoR'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of "Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Paper Milk-Receptacles,

and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to paper milk receptacles. Paraffined papermilk receptacles are fast coming into use but they cannot satisfactorily be used by workmen who buy a bottle of milk for-their lunch, without resort to some cutting implement, not always at hand. The workmen desire a bottle out of which they can drink. Most of these paper receptacles have merely a hole inthe top of thereceptacle which is flush with the top, or slightly raised: They do not have any neck to which the worlnnan can put his lips.

It is the object of this invention to progeneral class which is now going nto use, viz., the flat top so that the receptacle may be used to drink out of. e,

In the drawing,

Figure 1 is a plan view ofthe blank.

Fig. 2 is a perspective of the receptacle before the-top flaps are folded and secured in place and before the holes in the flaps are punched out.

Fig. 3 is a partial perspective of the receptacle showing in dotted lines how the top at one corner is arranged to be taken out.

Fig. 4 shows the receptacle with the stock adjacent one corner removed:

The various parts of the .blank which serve to fold together to make the completed receptacle are clearly shown in Fig. 1 and a detailed description is unnecessary.- Two whole flaps a and b and two half flaps 0 and (Z constitute the members which serve to form the top of the receptacle. The whole flap a is out nearly to..the edge and nearly to the folding line by two slits at the left hand inside corner; and the same is true of the whole flap b at the outside right hand corner. The half flap dis scored into lines at the right inside corner. These scorings and cuts are made preferably on slightly dineckless, bottle and to make provision A verging lines from well within the stock which will be punched out when the apertures are cut to form the opening into the receptacle, and extend, in the case of the scorings, clear to the edge and folding line and, in the case ofthe cuts, nearly to the edge and the folding lines. This approximation of the edges and folding lines by the cuts leaves enough stock so as to hold the pieces designed to be torn out. The one 7 scored flap will serve to hold the other pieces which are "nearly bounded by cutting.

The use of partial cutting of two of the flaps in connection with the scoring on one flap enables the very. easy removal of the portion of the receptacle designed to be'torn out; whereas if all the flaps were simply scored some difiiculty would be experienced in getting the portion out as the, board is somewhat stiff especially when the flaps are secured together with an adhesive compound.

The described arrangement of the scored lines and cuts also results in only one thick ness of stock having to be torn along the folding line. One-half ofxthe tearing distance along flap d. r

When one desires to remove shown) ofthe receptacle, insert the finger a slight way into the opening "and tear along the scored and cut lines, as indicated in Fig. 3. With the thumb the upper edge of corner can be slightly indented, which will give a curved edge to present to lower lip of person drinking from same, instructions to this e'fiect to be printed on the part to be torn out. .4

Not only does the removal of the stock" at the corner make the receptacle so that it can be easy to drink out of, but it is a material aid inpouring out of the receptacle, for instance, if cream or milk is carried in the the folding line is represented along the flap a and one-half on the half thecorner all that 18 required is to remove the cover (not done at the same time'that the opening is cut in the flaps, which ,is preferably after the blank has been folded.

What I claim is: ,1. A paper receptacle, having end flaps comprising two whole flaps and two half flaps which are folded together and provided with a central aperture, one of the whole flaps having an inside set of corner weakened lines and the other an outside set of corner weakened lines, the one half flap being provided also with weakened lines, such sets of weakened lines being adapted to register when the flaps are folded together to form a weakened portion on one corner which may be removed.

2. A paper container having flaps cut to form a central aperture and providedwith registering weakened lines extending substantially from the central aperture to the border of the flaps at opposite sides of one of the corners to allow the removal of the included portion by inserting the finger thereunder through the central aperture.

3. A paper container having flaps prorelation and in two sets which extend substantially from the central aperture to the edges of the container at opposite sides of one of the corners to allow removal of the included portion by inserting the finger thereunder through the said aperture.

4. A rectangular paper receptacle having end and side walls and an opening in one of the end walls, thestock adjacent said opening being weakened along two sets of lines from substantially such opening to the edges formed by the end and side walls, the two sets of weakened lines reaching the edges at opposite sides of the corner formed by the two meeting edges.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification. I

WILLI a B. NORTON. 

